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H.R. 2778 (116th)

Healthy MOM Act

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Introduced

15 May 2019

Last action

16 May 2019 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Alma Adams, Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Katherine Clark, Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Gerald Connolly, Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], MIKE DOYLE, ELIOT ENGEL, Adriano Espaillat, Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Raúl Grijalva, Debra Haaland, ALCEE HASTINGS, Sheila Jackson Lee, Robin Kelly, Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Ann Kirkpatrick, JAMES LANGEVIN, Brenda Lawrence, Barbara Lee, JOHN LEWIS, Betty McCollum, Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Sean Maloney, Gwen Moore, Seth Moulton, Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Bill Pascrell, Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, TIM RYAN, Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Paul Tonko, David Trone, Frederica Wilson, Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Juan Vargas, Anthony Brown

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

10 January 2026

Healthcare

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Summary

Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine Act or the Healthy MOM Act This bill expands health insurance coverage availability for pregnant individuals. It requires health insurers, health insurance exchanges, and group health plans to offer a special enrollment period to pregnant individuals. The special enrollment period offered by an insurer or exchange must begin when the pregnancy is reported to the insurer or exchange. The special enrollment period offered by a group health plan must begin when the pregnancy is reported to the plan or is confirmed by a health care provider. The bill also makes pregnancy a qualifying life event for the purpose of enrolling in a federal employee health benefit plan. Additionally, a group health plan or health insurer that covers dependents must provide coverage for maternity care to all covered individuals. Any individual who is eligible for Medicaid and is, or becomes, pregnant maintains such eligibility for one year after the end of the pregnancy. The bill revises the range in which a state must establish a maximum level of family income for pregnant women and infants to be eligible for Medicaid. The upper limit of the range is eliminated and the lower limit is set to the level in place on January 1, 2014.

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Timeline

  1. 15 May 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Reform, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 May 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 15 May 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 16 May 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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